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Hannibal Voters To Decide Whether To Eliminate Board of Education Positions

April 28, 2010 Contributor

Voters in Hannibal will decide whether their Board of Education should stay at 9 members or reduce to 7.Â The board last week approved putting the question on the May 18 ballot, which includes the district’s proposed budget for 2010 – 2011.Â So, if voters pick three new board members, bringing the board back to 9 members, at the same time that they approve cutting the board to 7 members, how will that work?

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RaiderNet Daily: Giving Blood is Good

April 27, 2010 Contributor

One student talks about her experiences giving blood for the first time.Â Also today, the baseball team slugs its way to a win.

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Land Transfer Sets Stage for New Homes on Phillips St. School Lot

April 27, 2010 Contributor

This lot along Phillips St. will soon be the home of four new homes, built by the Fulton Community Revitalization Corporation and sold to first-time homebuyers.

Decades ago, it was a school.Â For the last decade and a half, it’s been an open lot.Â By the end of the year, the empty field that used to house Fulton’s Phillips St. School will be the new home of four families, as the city builds homes for first-time buyers here.

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RaiderNet Daily: Thinking About The Future

April 26, 2010 Contributor

Students get a look at careers and begin thinking about college.Â Also today, why sexting is forever, the lacrosse team battles on, and a big fundraiser is set for Thursday.

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Scene Around Town: It’s Spring

April 26, 2010 Contributor

Regular reader Fran Godici sends us this scene. We agree with Fran’s sentiment that it’s a nice sign of the season.

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Fulton, Oswego City GOPs Back Doheny for Congress; Showdown with Hoffman, Conservatives Looms

April 23, 2010 Contributor

Republican committees in the cities of Fulton and Oswego this week have endorsed Matt Doheny for Congress, as a showdown looms between the Republican party’s leaders and the state Conservative Party over which candidate will have the best chance of beating Democrat Bill Owens this fall.

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Former Fultonian Pulled From Crowd To Caddy For Top Pro Golfer

April 22, 2010 Contributor

A former Fulton athlete got the sporting thrill of a lifetime recently when he was pulled out of the crowd to carry the clubs of a pro golfer.

And not just any golfer.

Tom Buchholz caddied three holes at the Shell Houston Open for Phil Mickelson, who won golf’s most important event, the Masters, right after that.

It was not a random event.

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Hannibal Board Restores Phys Ed Position, Approves Budget For Public Vote

April 22, 2010 Contributor

The Hannibal school board Wednesday night unanimously approved a budget for the next school year. It calls for $25,452,989 in spending, and requires 2.99% tax levy to plug an approx. $1.7m deficit. It resembles the same budget the board rejected last week, with one slight tweak. Instead of eliminating 10 entire teaching positions, this revised version restores a part-time physical education teacher.

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Contingency Budget for Fulton Schools Would Be Lower, Would Lower The Boom on Community Groups

April 21, 2010 Contributor

On any average night, Fulton school buildings are alive with activity. A youth sports league team may be practicing on school district fields. A Neighborhood Watch group or Girl Scout troop may be meeting in a classroom. A volleyball league may be playing in an elementary school gym.

None of these groups is a part of the Fulton City School District, yet each one has a stake in the outcome of next month’s budget vote.

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Six Running For Hannibal Board of Education

April 20, 2010 Contributor

Six people want the often-thankless job of serving on the Hannibal Board of Education. The list includes two men who have served on the board in the past. It does not include the two board members whose terms are up this year.

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